A rarely-used medical device helps man beat COVID-19 and last updated 2021-03-05 12:31:28-05 BUFFALO, NY. â The warmth of a hug is something many of us havenât felt in a long time. For Craig Schaffer, there was no other way to greet the man who helped save his life. This moment of embrace was 10 months in the making: a story of survival that began on a Friday night last April. Schaffer said thatâs when he first started feeling symptoms of COVID-19. âIt was that feeling of tiredness,â said Schaffer, who works in the medical industry himself and is used to working long ...